Hi LG, or Mieko2!!! Welcome to the peony forum! It'll be good to talk to you here!
I might actually see Tinka Philips this spring--there's a tour of Sisson's Peony Gardens scheduled for one of the days of the APS Convention! If you do a web search for TP it shows up because there was a root donated there several years ago. I'm hoping to at a MINIMUM get several good pictures and see it it's as impressive as we think it is! And, if I'm INCREDIBLY lucky, get a lead on where to get a root!
I had to look up Langley, I can see why you'd have that one on your list. Color, size and the really early bloom time has to be a huge plus for zone 7A.
Actually, we just drove through Nashville on Dec 22 and then again on the 28th. My daughter decided she wants to go to college at UT, Chattanooga and we moved her out there over Christmas, drove her and most of her stuff out then drove back to CO. Nashville is such a cool city, loved visiting there last spring as well. We went to see Paramore (my daughter's fav band) at the Grand Ole Opry. Super cool since I remember watching the tv show as a kid, dad was a big country music fan.
Anyway, you'll enjoy it here, lots of really friendly peony enthusiasts! Glad you joined us!
